Lassoing A Cleat

[BlowingOldBoots]

I like Duncan Wells's Stress Free Sailing stuff, full of useful bite size chunks of information. Here are his tips for lassoing cleats from your boat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IxDhdPrlPc

[cpedw]

That's interesting. I have lately started using a different method (after plan A - avoid pontoons) with a large loop, about 1m long, knotted in the end of a line, with about 1/3 of the loop's length with stiff tube on it. The tube holds the loop open. I don't throw from a distance, rather place the loop over cleat at close range.

I should practice the throw for those times when we can't get close enough to drop the loop.